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With his recently announced economic stimulus plan, Senator John McCain is directly going after a solid Mitt Romney constituency – the investor class. Similar to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s plan, McCain supports cutting the corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%. But, to further sweeten the pot for future campaign contributors, McCain would [...] “You’ve seen it here, in furniture. You’ve seen the textile industry, where Washington watched, saw the jobs go and go. I’m not willing to declare defeat on any industry where we can be competitive. I’m going to fight for every job. Can I guarantee that we’ll be able to protect every industry and every job [...] Coming in a distant second in both Iowa and New Hampshire has transported Romney’s campaign to its death bed. A loss in Michigan, the state that propelled his father to political fame, will officially kill his chance to be President. What went wrong for Romney’s campaign? Maybe it has something to do [...] Tomorrow, the media will have a field day sorting out who won today’s caucuses and what the results mean for the upcoming race. What it means? How about zilch. Remember, Iowa is where the Reverend Pat Robertson came in second place in 1988 (ahead of eventual nominee and President George H.W. Bush) [...] “We’re getting down to the final days and we’re happy with the way things are going, but we’ve still got a very tough fight here in Iowa. We’re working hard and we have a very good organization but we have a very long way to go.” His thinking is to let Mike Huckabee grab the [...] He seems to have John Kerry’s disease. Mitt Romney, who earlier this year had to backpedal on his hunting exploits, is explaining himself again after claiming an endorsement he did not receive and saying he witnessed his father in civil rights marches he could not have seen. “It’s a figure of speech,” Romney said Thursday after media [...] |
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